New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 370 - OVERSIGHT OF LICENSED HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVER PROGRAMS
Part 17 - REQUIREMENTS FOR FREESTANDING BIRTH CENTERS
Section 8.370.17.6 - OBJECTIVE

A. To encourage the establishment and maintenance of freestanding birth centers which provide quality care within a safe home like environment for mothers and infants.

B. To establish minimum standards for licensing of freestanding birth centers that provide birthing services different from, and outside the acute care hospital setting, while promoting safety and quality care for mothers and infants.

C. To monitor freestanding birth center compliance under these regulations through surveys and to identify any facility areas in which could be dangerous or harmful.